# Webuild develops pipe jacking system for Buenos Aires sewer project

Webuild S.p.A. developed a vertical pipe jacking system for the $1.25-billion Buenos Aires sewer outfall project, replacing the owner's option of forming risers from the river surface. The project includes collector tunnels, a treatment plant, and a 12-km outfall.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-12-21
- Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Status: under construction
- Products: pipe jacking equipment, effluent riser tubes
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Webuild](https://endata.com/companies/40756.md)
- [Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos](https://endata.com/companies/40337.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [enr.com](https://www.enr.com/articles/50917-innovative-pipejacking-system-buoys-buenos-aires-sewer-project), 2020-12-21: "It took two years for Milan-based outfall contractor Webuild S.p.A. to develop vertical pipe jacking rigs able to operate inside a tunnel."

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